Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2002 of 15 March 2002 deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 285th partial invitation to tender as a general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89
Date: 2002-03-15
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: award of contract, beef, intervention buying

16.3.2002

EN

Official Journal of the European Communities

L 75/33

COMMISSION REGULATION (EC) No 481/2002

of 15 March 2002

deciding not to accept tenders submitted in response to the 285th partial invitation to tender as a
general intervention measure pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89

THE COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European
Community,

Having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 of 17
May 1999 on the common organisation of the market in beef
and veal (1), as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC)
No 2345/2001 (2), and in particular Article 47(8) thereof,

Whereas:

(1)

(2)

(3)

Commission Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 of 15 March
2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards the
buying-in of beef (3), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 1564/2001 (4), lays down buying standards. Pursuant
to the abovementioned Regulation, an invitation to
tender was opened pursuant to Article 1(1) of Commis-
sion Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89 of 9 June 1989 on
the buying-in of beef by invitation to tender (5), as last
amended by Regulation (EC) No 238/2002 (6).

Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC) No 562/2000 lays
down that a maximum buying-in price is to be fixed for
quality R3, where appropriate, under each partial invita-
tion to tender in the light of tenders received. In accord-
ance with Article 13(2) of that Regulation, a decision
may be taken not to proceed with the tendering proce-
dure.

Once tenders submitted in respect of the 285th partial
invitation to tender have been considered and taking
account, pursuant to Article 47(8) of Regulation (EC) No
1254/1999, of the requirements for reasonable support

of the market and the seasonal trend in slaughterings
and prices, it has been decided not to proceed with the
tendering procedure.

Article 1(7) of Regulation (EC) No 1209/2001 of 20
June 2001 derogating from Regulation (EC) No 562/
2000 laying down detailed rules for the application of
Council Regulation (EC) No 1254/1999 as regards as
buying-in of beef (7), as last amended by Regulation (EC)
No 2579/2001 (8), also opens buying-in of carcasses and
half-carcasses of store cattle and lays down special rules
in addition to those laid down for the buying-in of other
products. For the 285th partial invitation to tender, no
tender has been submitted.

In the light of developments, this Regulation should
enter into force immediately.

The measures provided for in this Regulation are in
accordance with the opinion of
the Management
Committee for Beef and Veal,

(4)

(5)

(6)

HAS ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

No award shall be made against the 285th partial invitation to
tender opened pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 1627/89.

This Regulation shall enter into force on 16 March 2002.

Article 2

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at Brussels, 15 March 2002.

For the Commission

Franz FISCHLER

Member of the Commission

(1) OJ L 160, 26.6.1999, p. 21.
(2) OJ L 315, 1.12.2001, p. 29.
(3) OJ L 68, 16.3.2000, p. 22.
(4) OJ L 208, 1.8.2001, p. 14.
(5) OJ L 159, 10.6.1989, p. 36.
(6) OJ L 39, 9.2.2002, p. 4.

(7) OJ L 165, 21.6.2001, p. 15.
(8) OJ L 344, 28.12.2001, p. 68.